Whyte Has Weight Advantage Over Parker

British heavyweight Dillian Whyte will have a 16lbs weight advantage when he faces Former WBO champion Joseph Parker at the 02 in London on Saturday night.

Parker, from New Zealand,weighed in at 242.5 lbs., while Whyte tipped the scale at 258.5 for their 12 round bout

On the same Matchroom Boxing promoted card British heavyweight Dereck Chisora weighed in at 249.5lbs while opponent Carlos Takam weighed in at 246.25 lbs. Both men are former world title challengers and both will need an impressive win if they want to figure in future heavyweight title bouts.